An introduction to sustainability: environmental, social and personal perspectives

By:

Mulligan, Martin

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Routledge 2018 LondonEdition: 2ndDescription: xxii, 315 p. With indexISBN:

9781138698307

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

338.927 M8I6

Summary: An Introduction to Sustainability provides students with a comprehensive overview of the key concepts and ideas which are encompassed within the growing field of sustainability. The fully updated second edition, including new figures and images, teases out the diverse but intersecting domains of sustainability and emphasises strategies for action. Aimed at those studying the subject for the first time, it is unique in giving students from different disciplinary backgrounds a coherent framework and set of core principles for applying broad sustainability principles within their own personal and professional lives. These include: working to improve equality within and across generations; moving from consumerism to quality of life goals; and respecting diversity in both nature and culture. Areas of emerging importance such as the economics of prosperity and wellbeing stand alongside core topics including: · Energy and society · Consumption and consumerism · Risk and resilience · Waste, water and land. Key challenges and applications are explored through international case studies, and each chapter includes a thematic essay drawing on diverse literature to provide an integrated introduction to fundamental issues. Housed on the Routledge Sustainability Hub, the book’s companion website contains a range of features to engage students with the interdisciplinary nature of sustainability. Together these resources provide a wealth of material for learning, teaching and researching the topic of sustainability. This textbook is an essential companion to any sustainability course. (https://www.routledge.com/An-Introduction-to-Sustainability-Environmental-Social-and-Personal-Perspectives/Mulligan/p/book/9781138698307)

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Biography of a concept
Chapter 3 Consumption and consumerism
Chapter 4 Global challenges as wicked problems
Chapter 5 Energy and society Anthony Richardson and Martin Mulligan
Chapter 6 Sustainability models and concepts
Chapter 7 Risk and Resilience
Chapter 8 Environmental Dimensions of Sustainability
Chapter 9 Social Dimensions of Sustainability
Chapter 10 Personal Dimensions
Chapter 11 Taking action
Chapter 12 Introduction to assessment and monitoring tools
Chapter 13 Focusing on water
Chapter 14 Food and agriculture Mel Neave and Martin Mulligan
Chapter 15 The Urban Challenge Michael Buxton and Martin Mulligan
Chapter 16 Rethinking waste Ruth Lane and Martin Mulligan

An Introduction to Sustainability provides students with a comprehensive overview of the key concepts and ideas which are encompassed within the growing field of sustainability.
The fully updated second edition, including new figures and images, teases out the diverse but intersecting domains of sustainability and emphasises strategies for action. Aimed at those studying the subject for the first time, it is unique in giving students from different disciplinary backgrounds a coherent framework and set of core principles for applying broad sustainability principles within their own personal and professional lives. These include: working to improve equality within and across generations; moving from consumerism to quality of life goals; and respecting diversity in both nature and culture.
Areas of emerging importance such as the economics of prosperity and wellbeing stand alongside core topics including:

· Energy and society

· Consumption and consumerism

· Risk and resilience

· Waste, water and land.

Key challenges and applications are explored through international case studies, and each chapter includes a thematic essay drawing on diverse literature to provide an integrated introduction to fundamental issues.
Housed on the Routledge Sustainability Hub, the book’s companion website contains a range of features to engage students with the interdisciplinary nature of sustainability. Together these resources provide a wealth of material for learning, teaching and researching the topic of sustainability.
This textbook is an essential companion to any sustainability course.

(https://www.routledge.com/An-Introduction-to-Sustainability-Environmental-Social-and-Personal-Perspectives/Mulligan/p/book/9781138698307)

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